MAT351T_WR2_2014A

QUESTION 1
1.1

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Derive the Laplace transform of the function f (t ) e from first principles.

2t

(3)

F ( s) e st e2t dt
0

e s 2t dt
0

1 s 2t

s2
0
1
1

s2 s2

1.2

s e s
Determine the inverse Laplace transform of F ( s ) 2
s 4s 1
F ( s)

s 2 2 e s
2
s 2 5

f (t ) e

1.3

(5)

2 t 1

cosh 5 t 1

2
5

2 t 1

sinh 5 t 1 H t 1

Consider the following second order linear differential equation

y '' 4 y t 8 with initial conditions y 0 2 and y ' 0 1.
1.3.1

Use Laplace transforms to solve the differential equation.

1

s 2Y s s y 0 y ' 0 4Y s

(8)

Y s s2 4
Y s

1 8

s2 s

8s 1
2 s 3 s 2 8s 1

2
s

s2
s2
2 s 3 s 2 8s 1

s2 s2 4

or

8s 1
2s 1
2
2
s s 4
s 4
2

2 1 0s 3
2 1 2s 1 2s 1
42 2 4 (Partial fractions) 42 2 4 2
s s
s 4
s s
s 4 s 4

y t 2 14 t 83 sin 2t

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MAT351T_WR2_2014A
1.3.2

Use the method of undetermined coefficients to solve the equation given in 1.3:
y '' 4 y t 8 with initial conditions y 0 2 and y ' 0 1.
Complimentary function:

m2 4 0

m j2

yc A cos 2t B sin 2t

0 4Ct 4D t 8
1
C and D 2
4

y Ct D

Particular integral:

(9)

y' C
y '' 0
y p 14 t 2

y A cos 2t B sin 2t 14 t 2

General solution:

y ' 2 A sin 2t 2B cos 2t 14

y 0 2 : 2 A 0 0 2 A 0

y ' 0 1 :

1 0 2B 14 B 83
y 83 sin 2t 14 t 2

Particular solution:

QUESTION 2
2.1

Linear Algebra

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3 5
Determine the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of matrix A

1 1
Eigenvalues 0

(5)

3
5

1 1

0 3 1 5
0 2 4 8

2 j2
Eigenvectors for 1 2 j 2
3 2 2 j
k1 0
5

1
1

2
j

k2 0

OR

5 k1 0
1 2 j
1 1 2 j k 0

k1 1 2 j k2

and

1 2 j
K1
or
1

1 2 j k1 5k2

5
and K1

1 2 j

for 2 2 j 2

and

1 2 j
K2
or
1

for 2 2 j 2

5
and K1

1 2 j

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MAT351T_WR2_2014A
2.2

Consider the following system of differential equations

x x yz
1

y
2 y with solution vectors X 1 0 et ,
0
z
yz

1
4
t

X 2 0 e and X 3 3 e 2t
2
1

2.2.1 Use the information given to determine the eigenvalues of the system (no calculations).

(1)

1 1 , 2 1 and 3 2
2.2.2 Prove that the solution vectors are linearly independent.

(3)

et
W 0
0

e t
0
2et

4e2t
0
3e2t et t
2e
e2t

3e2t
et 0 6et 6e 2t 0
2t
e

Therefore the solution vectors are linearly independent.

2.2.3 Write the general solution of the system as three separate equations.

1
1
4
t
t

X c1 0 e c2 0 e c3 3 e 2t
0
2
1

2.2.4

(2)

x t c1et c2e t 4c3e 2t

therefore

y t 3c3e 2t

z t 2c2e t c3e 2t

6
Determine the particular solution of the system if X 0 6
0

x t c1et c2et 4c3e2t

x 0 6 :

y t 3c3e2t

y 0 6 : 6 3c3 c3 2

z t 2c2et c3e2t

z 0 0 :

(4)

6 c1 1 4 2 c1 3
0 2c2 2 c2 1

1
1
4
t t

Particular solution: X 3 0 e 1 0 e 2 3 e2t
0
2
1



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